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• Tuesday, January 22, 2008 - Home Again
| It's been SOOO LONG, since I have been on Homestead Blogger. I love this site so much. I could spend all day just reading and exploring. That's the main reason I've stayed away. I'm trying to stay busy, and not let myself get distracted. But I forgot what an ENCOURAGEMENT this place can be. Just reading about all the different people who have the same dreams, and the same struggles as I do. It makes me feel greatly relieved, and blessed.
RIght now my biggest hurdle is feeling guilty about being a stay at home mom. Ever since my husband left his job, over a year ago, to go into ministry full time. Money has been SUPER tight. But he was doing some computer work and the side and that made it possible for us to do this. Then in November, he lost his computer job. And the last 3 months have been nearly impossible. God is meeting our needs though. We have food, a home, gas, and everything else we need. And my husband has another job now that will help get us caught back up again, and back on budget. But, I just found out that many people we know and love have told my husband that he should make me go to work. He doesn't feel that way. He feels he'd be failing as a provider if he had to take me away from our kids and make me get a job. But the very idea that people we know think that I should be working (outside of my home) breaks my heart. I thought they were all supportive. That they agreed and believed as I did, that staying home with my kids, and home schooling them was the right thing to do.
I guess it's a good thing that I don't really care what other people think. It's just going to take some getting used to.
Another Reason Why I Love Home Schooling:
Today our Kindergarten Curriculum used lots of Farm Animals. Everything form Counting Eggs, to coloring the animals their proper color, and matching the babies, to the mommas. Plus much much more. At the end, they gave a tip to make "Eggs in a Basket" with your child. (You know the whole, cut a whole in a piece of bread and fry an egg in it thing). Well Si, (my 5 year old) is convinced he doesn't like eggs. Cries if you try to make him eat them. But, he loves to cook, so I thought we would give it a try. He cooked it, with my help, and LOVED it. Ate it all up, and asked if we could make it again for supper so Daddy can try it when he gets home! *Me doing a happy dance!!!* I really don't think he would ever learn to eat eggs, and love them, if he was going to public school! Now if I could just find a creative way to get him to eat more veggies...hum.... |
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Here on the side of our little Arkansas mountain. Our family includes me, Allison, my husband Justin, my step daughters (14 yo twins) "Bert" and "Nic", our sons (6yo) "Si", and (3yo) "Roo". Next door are the in-laws Wendy and Dan. And between the two homes, we have 3 dogs and two gardens. We live next to a National Forrest so we see all sorts of wildlife. We love homeschooling, gardening, whole food cooking, quilting, crafting, and having bonfires!
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